ALDAVILLA PRIMARY SCHOOL A Proud Member of the Macleay Public Schools

Delivering Excellence, Opportunity, Innovation, Success

Find us at: Sherwood Road Aldavilla NSW 2440 PH: 6563 1141

Email: aldavilla-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 6 6 March 2018

Message from the Principal Congratulations to all our students who represented APS at the Lower North Coast Carnival. We are all very proud that you represented our school with such enthusiasm and commitment. Thank you to our parents for attending parent teacher interviews. We have had an overwhelming response and it is wonderful to work with such committed parents. Research identifies that strong partnerships between home and school provides the best outcomes for student learning. Thank you to everyone who was involved with our Vegie Crunch. Gaye D and her team organised a fabulous opportunity for our students and then continued on with our school Clean Up Australia Day. Our students are so passionate about the environment.

Kathryn McNee

Principal

LNC SWIMMING CARNIVAL:

Well done to all of the Aldavilla students who did a fantastic job representing our school at the LNC Swimming Carnival in Kempsey on Tuesday 27 February. Congratulations and good luck to Blake G and Satrey C as they have qualified to progress to the North Coast Swimming Championships in Murwillumbah on Wednesday 7 March. We wish them well!

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING:

Congratulations to the following students for displaying positive

behaviour and winning a $5.00 voucher from Dizzy Lizzy Country Store: Week 3 - Lily Q Week 4 - Loella S Week 5 - Lachie H

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday 7th

March

North Coast Swimming Thursday 8

th March

Kindergarten Reading Parent Information Session 5.30-6.30pm Friday 9

th March

HB 11 Assembly 12.15pm Tuesday 13

th March

P & C AGM 6pm Wednesday 14th March

North Coast PSSA Swimming Thursday 15th March

School Photos Friday 16

th March

LNC Tennis Wednesday 21

st March

Harmony Day Thursday 29

th March

Easter Hat Parade 10am

Aldavilla Public School

EASTER HAT PARADE Thursday 10am

29th March All welcome

Term 1 Week 6 6 March 2018

THE BIG VEGIE CRUNCH:

Thanks to more than 292 schools across NSW, we absolutely smashed last year's record - 47,920 students crunched at 10am on Thursday 1st March with a further 11,915 students crunching at other times over Vegetable Week. Students were able to sample a delightful range of fresh vegetables as you can see from the photos below.

KITCHEN NEWS:

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers in the kitchen garden over the past weeks. This fortnight the theme is packing a healthy nude food lunchbox with yummy recipes such as: Best Ever Muffins, Potato & Spinach Frittata, Tropical Granola Bars, Chicken Caesar Salad Wraps & Tuna & Zucchini Slice.

GARDEN NEWS:

Ben welcomes any help you can offer in the garden.

The worms in our worm farms are multiplying quickly due to HB9's wonderful help with feeding and maintenance of the farms.

Students are gradually working towards their Wheelbarrow & Tool Licences in their respective garden classes.

A fantastic potato harvest last week with students digging up over 40kg from one of the school garden beds. They will be used in the kitchen in the Potato & Spinach Frittata in the coming weeks. Yummo!

The pigs are growing fast too.

Look forward to seeing you in the kitchen and/or garden. Cheers, Gaye Dufty, Community Project Coordinator KINDERGARTEN READING PARENT INFORMATION SESSION: On Thursday 8 March, 5.30 – 6.30pm we will be holding a reading

information workshop for parents. This workshop will address:

How reading is taught at Aldavilla,

Provide an overview of the skills and strategies that are required to learn to read and

How you can support your child with their home reading. A note has gone home and if you are interested in participating in the reading information session, please complete the slip and return it to school by Tuesday 6 March. SCHOOL PHOTOS:

School photos will be taken on Thursday 15th March. Photo envelopes

have been handed out to all students. Sibling envelopes are available at the school office. Envelopes may be sent into school before photo day.

The PICITUP program is designed to

encourage and support individuals and community groups who do litter clean-ups, and provide data to help Midwaste and local Councils plan better litter prevention projects.

ABOUT PICITUP

The program starts on Monday 5th March. Here’s how it works: 1. Sign-up at your local Council office and collect a free Litter Kit 2. Collect litter using the Litter Kit on your daily walks, on weekend family outings, at organised group clean-up days, or any other time 3. Fill in the data form in the booklet to record your clean-ups, and use this to complete the quarterly MIDWASTE litter clean-up survey 4. MIDWASTE will use your survey data to help plan future litter reduction projects

WHY JOIN PICITUP?

•Free reusable equipment to help with your clean-ups •Help stop litter by providing data and feedback for planning litter prevention projects •Track the progress of PICITUP on the website www.midwaste.org.au/picitup •Find out about more ways to reduce litter and illegal dumping in our PICITUP newsletters

Each Litter Kit contains: •One great reusable upcycled litter collection shoulder bag made by Boomerang Bags (see attached picture) •4 additional litter collection bag/sacks •2 pairs of gloves •PICITUP booklet with program information, safety tips and data forms

Term 1 Week 6 6 March 2018

PREMIER’S DEBATING CHALLENGE:

On Thursday 1 March, Teliyah K, Bridee V, Jack V, Alex R, Noah L and Julian A headed to Laurieton Public School to attend the Premier's Debating Challenge workshop. The students learnt about three important 'Ms': Method (the rules of debating), Matter (how to develop stronger arguments and rebuttal) and Manner (public speaking tips). The students were engaged by the humorous delivery of the material and overcame nerves to bravely participate in debating games and a mini debate. The students will now participate in the Premier's Debating Challenge, a statewide competition which aims to develop students' public speaking and critical thinking skills. Thank you to Sharon K and Tanya V for driving the students to Laurieton. LNC CRICKET:

Congratulations to Tom P and Cade B who were successful in making the Lower North Coast Cricket Team. We are very proud and wish them the best of luck.

CANTEEN HELPERS ARE NEEDED!

The Canteen operates 5 days per week and offers a variety of nutritious and tasty options for students’ morning recess and lunches. All profits go directly to the school for resources for your children. However, this year there have not been enough Volunteers to sustain it.

All food is prepared daily in accordance to the Healthy School Canteens guidelines. This requires a lot of effort and the Canteen is a very busy place. Volunteers are needed this Friday, 9 March. Unfortunately if there are not enough helpers, the available Menu will have to be restricted.

Even if you only have an hour to spare, there is always something to do. Please see Madonna, telephone the school on 6563 1141 or email madonna.stokes2@det.nsw.edu.au. Your help will be greatly appreciated and your children just love to see a familiar face. HARMONY DAY: “Everyone Belongs”

Wednesday, 21st MARCH 2018 Harmony Day is about community participation, inclusiveness and respect – celebrating the different cultures that make Australia a great place to live. Join in the fun and dress up in your most “Outrageous Original Orange Outfit”. Prizes will be awarded for the best outfit for each stage. Every student will receive a wrist band with a pantry or garden item request (that will be handed out closer to the date) to support the ongoing costs of the Kitchen Garden Program eg; packet of vegetable seeds or seedlings, pantry items (your choice or as indicated on wristband), cleaning products, paper towel, tea towels, dried herbs, vegetable/herb plants or a gold coin donation. Start collecting your wild and wacky orange outfits to be part of this fun day while supporting our wonderful Kitchen Garden Program and celebrating Harmony Day – “Everyone Belongs”. The 2018 theme is “Growing Together in Harmony”. CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY:

HB1 and HB12 participated in Clean up Australia Day on Friday 2 March. Well done to all students who participated.

CANTEEN CORNER

POSITIVE AWARD SYSTEM Congratulations to the following students who have progressed through our positive awards system and have been recognised by their peers and teachers for a great effort. Assembly Awards Week 4 HB1 Samantha P Keriarna W HB2 Flynn W Louise S HB3 Le’Bron C Amelia C HB4 Jonathan D Levi T HB5 Savannah A Tyrell H HB6 Ede J Samson R HB7 Pyper K Isaak B HB8 Alice F Bodhi C HB9 Zara L Bayley O HB10 Lachlan B Tayla-Mae L-S HB11 Shkiah M James S HB12 Jasmine W Dale J Mrs Foulkes: T Jasmine C, Tarnee M Well done to these students

Term 1 Week 6 6 March 2018

Kel Wright B. Bus. Certified Practicing Accountants

Shop 5, 44 Forth (PO Box 223) Street

Fax: 6563 1200 Kempsey NSW 2440

Telephone: 6562 8699

COMMUNITY NEWS:

PCYC Kempsey is starting the safer driver

course on the 17th March. It is aimed at

people aged between 16-25yrs of age with

minimum 50 hours actual on road driving.

Contact 6562 8399.

Afterschool care is available at Kempsey

PCYC. If you are interested email us on

Kempsey@pcycnsw.org.au or you may also

contact us on 6562 8399 for more info.

Kempsey PCYC has expressions of interest

for Yoga. Self-defence classes will start

Wednesday 28th 4-5pm

For further information on these activities,

contact PCYC on 6562-8399.

School Banking: Exciting new Term 1 rewards with a Super Savers theme are now available, while stocks last!

Twister Power Handball

Secret Scratch Pad

For every deposit made at school, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them!